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The UEFA Champions League aka European Cup (its former official name) is a football tournament played annually throughout Europe. Originally a knockout competition of several rounds, it is now formatted as a league-cum-knockout and involves between 79 and 81 teams from 55 national leagues. The most successful clubs have been Real Madrid (14 titles), AC Milan (7), Liverpool (6), Bayern Munich (6), Barcelona (5) and Ajax Amsterdam (4).
- 1955–56 Real Madrid 4–3 Reims at Parc des Princes, Paris
- 1956–57 Real Madrid 2–0 Fiorentina at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
- 1957–58 Real Madrid 3–2 AC Milan at Heysel Stadium, Brussels (aet)
- 1958–59 Real Madrid 2–0 Reims at Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
- 1959–60 Real Madrid 7–3 Eintracht Frankfurt at Hampden Park, Glasgow
- 1960–61 Benfica 3–2 Barcelona at Wankdorf Stadium, Bern
- 1961–62 Benfica 5–3 Real Madrid at Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam
- 1962–63 AC Milan 2–1 Benfica at Wembley Stadium, London
- 1963–64 Internazionale 3–1 Real Madrid at Prater Stadium, Vienna
- 1964–65 Internazionale 1–0 Benfica at San Siro, Milan
- 1965–66 Real Madrid 2–1 Partizan Belgrade at Heysel Stadium, Brussels
- 1966–67 Celtic 2–1 Internazionale at Estádio Nacional, Lisbon
- 1967–68 Manchester United 4–1 Benfica at Wembley Stadium, London (aet)
- 1968–69 AC Milan 4–1 Ajax Amsterdam at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
- 1969–70 Feyenoord 2–1 Celtic at San Siro, Milan (aet)
- 1970–71 Ajax Amsterdam 2–0 Panathinaikos at Wembley Stadium, London
- 1971–72 Ajax Amsterdam 2–0 Internazionale at De Kuip, Rotterdam
- 1972–73 Ajax Amsterdam 1–0 Juventus at Red Star Stadium, Belgrade
- 1973–74 Bayern Munich 4–0 Atlético Madrid at Heysel Stadium, Brussels (replay after 1–1 draw)
- 1974–75 Bayern Munich 2–0 Leeds United at Parc des Princes, Paris
- 1975–76 Bayern Munich 1–0 Saint-Étienne at Hampden Park, Glasgow
- 1976–77 Liverpool 3–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach at Stadio Olimpico, Rome
- 1977–78 Liverpool 1–0 Club Brugge at Wembley Stadium, London
- 1978–79 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Malmö FF at Olympiastadion, Munich
- 1979–80 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Hamburger SV at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
- 1980–81 Liverpool 1–0 Real Madrid at Parc des Princes, Paris
- 1981–82 Aston Villa 1–0 Bayern Munich at De Kuip, Rotterdam
- 1982–83 Hamburger SV 1–0 Juventus at Olympic Stadium, Athens
- 1983–84 Liverpool 1–1 AS Roma at Stadio Olimpico, Rome (Liverpool won penalty shoot-out 4–2)
- 1984–85 Juventus 1–0 Liverpool at Heysel Stadium, Brussels
- 1985–86 Steaua Bucharest 0–0 Barcelona at Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville (Steaua Bucharest won penalty shoot-out 2–0)
- 1986–87 Porto 2–1 Bayern Munich at Prater Stadium, Vienna
- 1987–88 PSV Eindhoven 0–0 Benfica at Neckarstadion, Stuttgart (PSV Eindhoven won penalty shoot-out 6–5)
- 1988–89 AC Milan 4–0 Steaua Bucharest at Camp Nou, Barcelona
- 1989–90 AC Milan 1–0 Benfica at Prater Stadium, Vienna
- 1990–91 Red Star Belgrade 0–0 Marseille at Stadio San Nicola, Bari (Red Star Belgrade won penalty shoot-out 5–3)
- 1991–92 Barcelona 1–0 Sampdoria at Wembley Stadium, London (aet)
- 1992–93 Marseille 1–0 AC Milan at Olympiastadion, Munich
- 1993–94 AC Milan 4–0 Barcelona at Olympic Stadium, Athens
- 1994–95 Ajax Amsterdam 1–0 AC Milan at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna
- 1995–96 Juventus 1–1 Ajax Amsterdam at Stadio Olimpico, Rome (Juventus won penalty shoot-out 4–2)
- 1996–97 Borussia Dortmund 3–1 Juventus at Olympiastadion, Munich
- 1997–98 Real Madrid 1–0 Juventus at Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam
- 1998–99 Manchester United 2–1 Bayern Munich at Camp Nou, Barcelona
- 1999–00 Real Madrid 3–0 Valencia at Stade de France, Saint-Denis
- 2000–01 Bayern Munich 1–1 Valencia at San Siro, Milan (Bayern Munich won penalty shoot-out 5–4)
- 2001–02 Real Madrid 2–1 Bayer Leverkusen at Hampden Park, Glasgow
- 2002–03 AC Milan 0–0 Juventus at Old Trafford, Manchester (AC Milan won penalty shoot-out 3–2)
- 2003–04 Porto 3–0 Monaco at Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen
- 2004–05 Liverpool 3–3 AC Milan at Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul (Liverpool won penalty shoot-out 3–2)
- 2005–06 Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal at Stade de France, Saint-Denis
- 2006–07 AC Milan 2–1 Liverpool at Olympic Stadium, Athens
- 2007–08 Manchester United 1–1 Chelsea at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow (Manchester United won penalty shoot-out 6–5)
- 2008–09 Barcelona 2–0 Manchester United at Stadio Olimpico, Rome
- 2009–10 Internazionale 2–0 Bayern Munich at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid
- 2010–11 Barcelona 3–1 Manchester United at Wembley Stadium, London
- 2011–12 Chelsea 1–1 Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena, Munich (Chelsea won penalty shoot-out 4–3)
- 2012–13 Bayern Munich 2–1 Borussia Dortmund at Wembley Stadium, London
- 2013–14 Real Madrid 4–1 Atlético Madrid at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon (aet)
- 2014–15 Barcelona 3–1 Juventus at Olympiastadion, Berlin
- 2015–16 Real Madrid 1–1 Atlético Madrid at San Siro, Milan (Real Madrid won penalty shoot-out 5–3)
- 2016–17 Real Madrid 4–1 Juventus at Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
- 2017–18 Real Madrid 3–1 Liverpool at NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev
- 2018–19 Liverpool 2–0 Tottenham Hotspur at Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid
- 2019–20 Bayern Munich 1–0 Paris Saint-Germain at Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
- 2020–21 Chelsea 1–0 Manchester City at Estádio do Dragão, Porto
- 2021–22 Real Madrid 1–0 Liverpool at Stade de France, Paris
- 2022–23 Manchester City 1–0 Internazionale at Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
- 2023–24